English Explanatory Dictionary

Eton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775).
  2. Ellipsis of Eton College, a prestigious public school for boys in Eton.
  3. A town in Murray County, Georgia, United States.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈiː.tən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eton.wav /ˈiː.ʔn̩/

Word forms

Eton Etons

Etymology

From Old English *Ēatūn, from ea (“river”) + tun (“town”). See also the doublet Eaton.

Related words

Eaton

Derived words

Eton collar Eton crop Etonian Eton jacket Eton mess Horninglow and Eton North Eton Old Etonian
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